Quotes About Alertness

Often people have to wake me up from a nap to tell me to go on stage.

I drink coffee 30 minutes before I want to nap. I think that really helps.

refused to shut down, alarms

Without further ado, she curled up in the grass, tucked her head under her wing, and wrapped her tail around herself. Do not wake me unless something is trying to eat us , she said. Eragon smiled and patted her on the tail.

Why are you only coming home just after three? Do you want a drink? I'm wide awake now.' He could be so like a small child, she thought. Out of nowhere, all eagerness and curiosity.

It does not do to let the senses fall asleep, whether in the shade of the sacred tree or in the shadow of an army.

She kind of wanted to take off her boots, but that was something you didn't do if there was any chance you might have to quickly flee or kick someone.

In Alf's close-up, he's less than a year old, almost unrecognizably puppyish. He gazes directly at James, head slightly cocked, bat ears unfolded in typical, unceasing alertness. His small black nose is shaped like a heart, the fur on his jowls shimmers, and the blaze on his chest is bright white and fluffy.

And here is the thing about experiences that wake you up, Raymond: You try to get back to sleep, but it's easier said than done. Once you're awake, you're awake. Good luck hitting the snooze button, my friend.

That's your first hint that something's alive. It says no.

wakefulness

Water sleeps, but Enemy never rests.

Keep an eye on the cat and another on the frying pan.

Decaf? No, it's dangerous to dilute my caffeine stream.

Caffeine isn't a drug, it's a vitamin!

Don't drink coffee in the morning. It will keep you awake until noon.

A yawn is a silent scream for coffee.

Too much coffee! — the caffeine starts muttering, my mind goes stumbling, my jitters go jiggy.

The journalist and critic I. F. Stone would call the state of mind that permitted the Pearl Harbor attack "sheer stodgy unimaginative bureaucratic complacency.

The devil's main purpose is not to scare us, in a horror-movie way; when we're scared of him, we're alert to him, and that might undermine his plans. Instead, he wants to quietly, subtly lure us into stepping away from God.

A Scout is never taken by surprise; he knows exactly what to do when anything unexpected happens.

I always feel the danger because you might always be subject to an unexpected or emergency event.

Thinking can be done best when you're in that state of mind where nothing can slip under the radar and destroy your concentration.

Beware! Your mind is a target!